Development and Validation of a New Method for Determination of Pb and Cr in Marine Organisms by Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence (TXRF) Spectroscopy by Blanca G. Beltrán, Ibiza Martínez-Serrano, Victor Ramos-Sanchez, David Chávez-Flores, Myrna C. Nevárez-Rodríguez, Emilio A. Suárez-Domínguez

“…The results showed that TXRF method was linear over the concentration ranges of 5.242–100 μg·L−1 for Pb and 2.363–100 μg·L−1 for Cr. Limits of detection (LOD) achieved were 1.573 and 0.709 μg·L−1 for Pb and Cr, respectively, while limits of quantification achieved were 5.242 μg·L−1 for Pb and 2.363 μg·L−1 for Cr. …”
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Microbiological Isolates and Antibiotic Susceptibilities in Cases of Posttraumatic Endophthalmitis: A 15-Year Review by Chunhong Liu, Jian Ji, Zhujian Wang, Huiwen Chen, Wenjun Cao, Xinghuai Sun

“…Chi-squared tests were conducted to detect trends in changes in antibiotic sensitivity over the 15-year period. …”
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Poldip2/Nox4 Mediates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Human Lung Epithelial Cells by Yueguo Wang, Zhenxing Ding, Youhui Tu, Xu Wu, Wenying Zhang, Shuang Ji, Jilong Shen, Li Zhang, Huimei Wu, Guanghe Fei

“…The expression of Poldip2, Nox4, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), AKT, and p-AKT was detected by Western blotting and/or immunofluorescence. …”
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A study examining the effects of changed rules of wrestling competitions on the muscular damage levels of the elite wrestlers by C. Berkan Alpay, Hasan Eker, Ozkan Isık, Serkan Hazar

“…Whereas significant differences were confirmed between the values of 48 hours after and 72 hours after the competition for the LDH values (p lt;0.05), no significant difference, on the other hand, were detected between other values (p˃0.05). Although significant differences were observed between the results obtained following competition and 72 hours after the competition for the CK values (p lt;0.05), there was no significant difference between other values (p˃0.05). …”
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Hsa-miR-105-1 Regulates Cisplatin-Resistance in Ovarian Carcinoma Cells by Targeting ANXA9 by Xinxin Kou, Hui Ding, Lei Li, Hongtu Chao

“…The levels of Hsa-miR-105-1 expression in cisplatin-sensitive and resistant OC cell lines were detected by qRT-PCR. The target gene of Hsa-miR-105-1 was predicted by using the TargetScan and Starbase databases and verified by the double luciferase reporter gene assay. …”
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated factors among food handlers in food establishments in the Lideta subcity of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: an institution-based, cross-sec... by Zemichael Gizaw, Woinishet Abera, Binyam Gintamo, Tewoderos Shitemaw, Zelalem Negash Mekuria

“…Multivariable binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with the prevalence of intestinal parasites on the basis of adjusted OR (AOR) and 95% CI and p values <0.05.Setting Food establishments in the Lideta subcity of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Participants 411 food handlers participated in the study.Outcome measures The primary outcome was the prevalence of intestinal parasites, defined as the presence of one or more intestinal parasitic species in stool samples.Results One or more intestinal parasites were detected in 171 (41.6%; 95% CI 36.6% to 46.4%) stool samples. …”
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Characterization of Essential Oils from Seven <i>Salvia</i> Taxa from Greece with Chemometric Analysis by Spyridon Tziakas, Ekaterina-Michaela Tomou, Panagiota Fraskou, Katerina Goula, Konstantina Dimakopoulou, Helen Skaltsa

“…Regarding thujone content, two major groups were detected. The first group comprised Sscl, Svert, Sarg, Sampl, and Sath while the second group comprised Soff and Stom (Subgenus <i>Salvia</i>/Section <i>Eusphace</i>), which exhibited the highest percentages of thujones. …”
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Sitagliptin and the Blood-Retina Barrier: Effects on Retinal Endothelial Cells Manifested Only after Prolonged Exposure by Anja Jäckle, Focke Ziemssen, Eva-Maria Kuhn, Jürgen Kampmeier, Gerhard K. Lang, Gabriele E. Lang, Helmut Deissler, Heidrun L. Deissler

“…Their effects were also investigated in the presence of VEGF-A165 because diabetic patients often develop macular edema caused by VEGF-A-induced permeability of REC. To detect even transient or subtle changes of paracellular and transcellular flow as well as adhesion of the cells to the extracellular matrix, we continuously monitored the cell index (CI) of confluent iBREC grown on gold electrodes. …”
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Evaluation of the Frequency of HLA-DQ2/DQ8 Genes Among Patients with Celiac Disease and Those on a Gluten-Free Diet by Marek K. Kowalski, Danuta Domżał-Magrowska, Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko

“…Among the remaining patients (Group 1) with celiac disease, the presence of HLA-DQ2.5 (50.0% vs. 9.68%; <i>p</i> < 0.01) and the co-occurrence of both alleles of HLA-DQ2 (31.6% vs. 6.45%; <i>p</i> < 0.05) were detected significantly more frequently than in the control group. …”
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Characterising SRD5A2 Gene Variants in 37 Indonesian Patients with 5-Alpha-Reductase Type 2 Deficiency by Nanis S. Marzuki, Firman P. Idris, Hannie D. Kartapradja, Alida R. Harahap, Jose R. L. Batubara

“…In addition, the respective sensitivities for detecting severe 5ARD2 cases using T/DHT (cutoff: 10) and urinary Et/An ratios (cutoff: 0.95) were 85% and 90%, whereas mild cases were only identified with 64.7% and 47.1% sensitivity, respectively. …”
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Candidate vaccine construction against tick-born encephalitis based on hybrid recombinant flagG-protE-protein by P. A. Belavin, D. A. Kunyk, E. V. Protopopova, V. B. Loktev, E. V. Deineko

“…MCA 4F6, 7F10, and 6B9 did not recognize the corresponding epitope in the recombinant flagG­protE protein, while in the recombinant protein protE, these epitopes were detected successfully. Our data indicate that the antigenic structure of recombinant protE­protein can be changed under the influence of the flagellin domain, which in turn can lead to the unavailability of some antigenic determinants. …”
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Association between systemic inflammatory response index and glaucoma incidence from 2005 to 2008 by Xiang Li, Yi Qing Sun, Xiao Dan Zhong, Zhi Jie Zhang, Jia Feng Tang, Zhan Yang Luo

“…SIRI may serve as a useful biomarker for identifying individuals at risk of glaucoma, facilitating early detection and targeted intervention strategies. Further research is needed to validate these findings and explore their clinical applications.…”
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Resistance to causal agents of late blight and golden potato nematode of the modern cultivars of seed potatoes and their phytosanitary status in various agroclimatic zones of the E... by A. V. Khiutti, D. A. Rybakov, T. A. Gavrilenko, O. S. Afanasenko

“…Resistant to G. rostochiensis were 38 cultivars. 57R marker of the H1 gene conferring resistance to the Ro1 pathotype of G. rostochiensis was detected in 96.6 % of the nematode resistant cultivars studied; susceptible varieties did not possess this marker. …”
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Maximizing Identification Precision of Hymenoptera and Brachycera (Diptera) With a Non‐Destructive DNA Metabarcoding Approach by Isabel C. Kilian, Ameli Kirse, Ralph S. Peters, Sarah J. Bourlat, Vera G. Fonseca, Wolfgang J. Wägele, Andrée Hamm, Ximo Mengual

“…Depending on the selected approach, DNA metabarcoding results strongly varied in terms of detected molecular units blasted to brachyceran and hymenopteran species. …”
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Comparison of Extracellular Metabolites and Antioxidant Activity of Different Strains of Wolfiporia hoelen (Fr.) Y.C. Dai &amp;V. Papp by TAN Yun, SHEN Airong, SHEN Baoming, YU Jinxiu, LIU Lina, LI Sainan, TAN Zhuming

“…Totally 55 flavonoids and 33 phenolic compounds were qualitatively detected using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS). …”
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Evaluating handgrip strength and functional tests as indicators of gait speed in older females by Valentina Muollo, Samuel D’Emanuele, Laura Ghiotto, Doriana Rudi, Federico Schena, Cantor Tarperi

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were employed to evaluate the effectiveness of various tests in detecting slow GS (&lt;1.0 m/s), by means of the area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, and specificity.ResultsHGS showed positive significant (p &lt; 0.001) associations with 30 s-AC (r = 0.499), SPPB (r = 0.447), and 30 s-CS (r = 0.329). …”
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A multi-stage weakly supervised design for spheroid segmentation to explore mesenchymal stem cell differentiation dynamics by Arash Shahbazpoor Shahbazi, Farzin Irandoost, Reza Mahdavian, Seyedehsamaneh Shojaeilangari, Abdollah Allahvardi, Hossein Naderi-Manesh

“…Additionally, we developed a robust learning scheme for spheroid detection, providing a reliable foundation to study MSC differentiation dynamics. …”
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Evaluación técnica, financiera y ambiental de la higienización alcalina del lodo de aguas residuales ordinarias para su transformación en biosólido by Erick Centeno Mora, Ronald Calderón Mejía

“…[Resultados]: Pudo corroborarse que la aplicación de dosis de cal de 40% permitió obtener un biosólido tipo A con concentraciones de microorganismos patógenos no detectables, que se mantuvo en esa condición por más de 30 días. …”
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Longitudinal associations between informal caring, social network, and psychological distress among adolescents and young adults: modelling within-person effects by Miharu Nakanishi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Mai Sakai, Hatsumi Yoshii, Syudo Yamasaki, Atsushi Nishida, Takahiro Tabuchi

“…We employed a random intercept cross-lagged model to detect within-person prospective associations between informal caring, social network, and psychological distress. …”
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Study on the Changes of Liver and Kidney Function-Related Indicators and Clinical Significance in Patients with OSAHS by Rongyue Liu, Xiangdong Kong

“…In addition, 50 healthy people who underwent physical examination in our hospital at the same time were selected as the control group, and the liver and kidney function and polysomnography (PSG)-related indexes of the above subjects were detected, and the comparison between the groups was carried out. …”
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